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ⓘ About Richard Helms
Richard Helms is an American published author of fiction novels. Richard has been a North Carolinian all his life. He worked in the position of forensic psychologist but retired from doing active practice in 2005. He had been working at that job well over two decades. There was one point where he was the sole court psychologist for four North Carolina counties. It was easy to become a mystery writer and even made sense as the next evolution of his career. Helms walked away from his career to teach college in Charlotte. He retired in 2016 from teaching and began writing on a full-time basis. It was a solid move as he now has a total of twenty-two novels published. His twenty-second novel came out in 2022 from Level Best Books. Helms has received multiple nominations for the Shamus Award.
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Sweeps Week (in Ellery Queen)
Latest in the series · book 3 of 3 · published 2021
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Richard Helms?
Richard Helms is an American published author of fiction novels. Richard has been a North Carolinian all his life. He worked in the position of forensic psychologist but retired from doing active practice in 2005.
Which Richard Helms series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Pat Gallegher series, the earliest of Richard Helms's multi-book series: it opens with Joker Poker (2000) and runs to 5 books across 2000–2019, ending with Paid In Spades (2019). Richard Helms's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.
How many books has Richard Helms written?
Richard Helms has 23 books catalogued in this guide, published between 2000 and 2022. 13 of them belong to 3 named series — the largest being the Pat Gallegher series with 5 books — and 10 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Richard Helms's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Richard Helms's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Pat Gallegher (2000–2019, 5 books), Eamon Gold (2004–2021, 4 books) and Judd Wheeler (2010–2022, 4 books).
How are Richard Helms's books organised into series?
This guide splits Richard Helms's 23 books into 3 named series and 10 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Pat Gallegher (5 books, 2000–2019); Eamon Gold (4 books, 2004–2021); Judd Wheeler (4 books, 2010–2022).